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“Noesi's Arm, Eaton's Bat Lead Sox Over Twins” … Patrick Donnelly Headlines of July 25, 2014 “Noesi’s arm, Eaton’s bat lead Sox over Twins” … Patrick Donnelly, Whitesox.com “White Sox send Putnam to DL, recall Rienzo” … Patrick Donnelly, Whitesox.com “Few could damage a pitch like 'Big Hurt'” … Scott Merkin, Whitesox.com “Danks focuses in on Twins as series continues” … Alec Shirkey, Whitesox.com “Hector Noesi strong in 5-2 victory over Twins” … Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune “Another hit for Sox bullpen: Putnam to the DL” … Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune “Hall of Fame highlights for White Sox fans” … Chris Hine, Chicago Tribune “Jose Abreu has yet to hit rookie wall” … Daryl Van Schouwen, Chicago Sun-Times “Noesi, Eaton lead White Sox past Twins 5-2” … Associated Press “Paul Konerko lauds Frank Thomas for being ‘dialed in with his work’” … Daryl Van Schouwen, Chicago Sun-Times “35 special things about Frank Thomas” … Scot Gregor, Daily Herald “'Hawk' to celebrate La Russa at HOF” … Doug Padilla, ESPNChicago.com “Thomas turned doubts into Cooperstown” … Doug Padilla, ESPNChicago.com “Reinsdorf: Caray had La Russa all wrong” … Doug Padilla, ESPNChicago.com “White Sox offense provides Noesi enough support in win over Twins” … Nate Gotlieb, CSNChicago.com “Hector Noesi starting to find consistency with White Sox” … Nate Gotlieb, CSNChicago.com “White Sox notes: Putnam to DL, Garcia takes batting practice” … Nate Gotlieb, CSNChicago.com “The eyes have it: Thomas’ greatness built on patience” … Joe Posnanski, CSNChicago.com Noesi’s arm, Eaton’s bat lead Sox over Twins By Patrick Donnelly / MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS -- With a shorthanded bullpen and an offense that was scuffling a bit, the White Sox got exactly what they needed from Hector Noesi on Thursday night. Noesi pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning andAdam Eaton had three hits and two RBIs as the White Sox defeated the Twins, 5-2, at Target Field. In his longest outing with the White Sox, Noesi was one pitch away from eight scoreless innings, but Danny Santana hit a two-out, two-run homer that knocked Noesi out of the game. Still, Noesi was in command throughout the night and won consecutive starts for the first time since early June. The White Sox put closer Zach Putnam on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, so getting a big start from Noesi kept pressure off the bullpen. "You feel a little shorthanded with Putnam going on the DL and things get a little mixed up in there," manager Robin Ventura said. "You're looking for some length, but [this] was even better than just the length -- [Noesi] was sharp all night." Noesi came out strong and didn't let up. The first 11 Twins went down in order before Trevor Plouffelooped a two-out fly ball that glanced off a charging Alejandro De Aza's glove in short left-center for Minnesota's first baserunner. The Twins didn't get another hit until the eighth inning. "He had late movement," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He had a good changeup and a slider and a cutter. He was able to throw that first-pitch curveball consistently and get ahead in the count. He pretty much kept us off balance all night long." Noesi said when he's on, it usually stems from his ability to locate his fastball, and Thursday was no different. "When you have command of your fastball, every pitch you can mix in and they're going to swing and miss," Noesi said. "But everything was working today." Meanwhile, the Chicago offense took a little pressure off Noesi with some early runs. Twins starterPhil Hughes was knocked out of the game in the fourth when Adam Dunn's comebacker struck Hughes in the right shin. The White Sox immediately took advantage, plating three runs off reliever Samuel Deduno to stretch their lead to 4-0. After scoring just five runs in a three-game series with Kansas City, that rally was a welcome sign. "To be able to get a lead and let our pitcher get ahead of guys and not worry about only giving up one run, it was nice," Eaton said. "Hopefully we'll be able to continue that." Eaton had the biggest at-bat of the night in that rally. With two outs and the bases loaded, he fell behind Deduno 0-2, including a feeble swing at a one-strike curveball that bounced at his feet. But Eaton hung with a curve on the next pitch and grounded it up the middle for a two-run single. "I really just watched the pitch that I saw in the dirt and kind of just said, 'Let's just see it, use your hands, put it in play,'" Eaton said. "Bases are loaded and something's going to happen. We have to put it in play. "When he threw it to me again, I saw it a little bit better and just tried to use my hands, tried not to do too much, and I happened to 15-hop it through the infield." Jose Abreu did not homer for his seventh straight game -- one shy of his longest streak of the season -- but he did extend his current hitting streak to 14 games with a booming double high off the right-field wall in the fifth. Gordon Beckham, who's been mired in a lengthy slump, hit a couple balls hard and finally got one to drop. In his first at-bat, he scalded a liner to dead center but hit it right at Santana, who hauled it in for an out. But in the sixth, Beckham drove a pitch over Sam Fuld's head to the wall in left for a double. That hit snapped an 0-for-13 skid for Beckham. But the story of the night was Noesi, a reclamation project on his third team of the season. Since joining the White Sox rotation in late April, the White Sox are 8-8 in his starts, and Noesi is 5-6 with a 4.43 ERA. "The strides he's made are impressive from when we got him to what he's doing now, where he's at," Ventura said. "To be able to go out and give you this, it's definitely steps in the right direction." White Sox send Putnam to DL, recall Rienzo By Patrick Donnelly / Special to MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS -- The White Sox kicked off a seven-day road trip against two American League Central foes in a less-than-optimal way Thursday, placing reliever Zach Putnam on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. Reliever Andre Rienzo was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to fill Putnam's spot on the roster, but not his role at the back end of the bullpen. Manager Robin Ventura said right-hander Jake Petricka is expected to get the first crack at any save opportunities that arise while Putnam is on the shelf. Putnam was tagged with the loss against Kansas City on Wednesday when he entered a 1-1 game in the ninth inning and gave up an unearned run. Before that outing, he'd saved back-to-back wins over the Astros last Friday and Saturday. But Ventura didn't attribute Wednesday's loss to Putnam's injury. "He'd been doing great," Ventura said. "Yesterday was just one of those days when they outlast you. I thought both pitchers [ Jose Quintana and the Royals' James Shields) were great, and Putnam, even in the last inning, he had a chance to get out of it without giving up a run. But you've got to figure out a way and move on." Ventura categorized the injury as a minor one and indicated that he thought Putnam might not need the whole 15 days to recover. But in the best interests of a young pitcher, not to mention the rest of the bullpen, a trip to the DL was deemed the best option. "It would've been really thin tonight to go out there and you're staying away from guys," Ventura said. "You're trying to get him healthy and make sure when they go back out there, they're 100 percent or as close to 100 percent as they can be." Rienzo made 11 starts for the White Sox earlier this year, winning his first four decisions before dropping five straight starts between May 25 and June 21. After two bullpen outings, he was optioned to Charlotte on July 12 and went 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two appearances -- one start - for the Knights. Rienzo joined the team in Minneapolis on Thursday and will be available to pitch if necessary. Beckham trying to work way out of slump MINNESOTA -- Gordon Beckham is in a slump at the plate, but manager Robin Ventura said he has no definite plans to give his scuffling second baseman a day off. "In the end, the only way to get out of it is to be in there and play," Ventura said. "You've got to work your way out of it. You've got to be tougher than this. It's a tough thing to go through, but you've got to be just as tough, and he's doing that. So you just continue to fight the fight." Beckham has put together some pretty dismal numbers of late. Entering Wednesday, he was 0-for-11 in his last three games, 1-for-22 in his last six games, and 4-for-59 in his last 15 games. But Ventura pointed to a second-inning at-bat in Wednesday's loss to Kansas City that just as easily could have turned Beckham's fortunes around.
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